that's wierd: my mailing lists keep overlapping. I saw this on another list (cultstud) today. Its not a reading, Szulc, but you might find it interesting enough to put in the diary. kind regards Natalya Please circulate the following CFP: NB. Abstract Deadline extended The Communication Graduate Caucus (CGC), in conjunction with the Paul Attallah lecture series, is pleased to announce its 7th Annual Conference: Profiles Conference Date/Location: March 1-2, 2012 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Affiliation: Carleton University, School of Journalism and Communication Paul Attallah Keynote Lecture: Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU Steinhardt and 2012 Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy Many media outlets, from Entertainment Tonight to Gawker and Perez Hilton spend a lot of time profiling the day-to-day life of celebrities. Players of online gaming create profiles which help them navigate their way through a given space. Setting up a profile —willingly or unwillingly— is fundamental to various online activities, from social networking to tracking Google searches. Developments in security and surveillance technologies, such as biometrics, create ideal body types and act as a way for determining whether one is or is not a security risk. Media coverage of recent events like the "Occupy" movement produce a new profile of protesters. The profile in photography represents an early example of a "media format" and draws attention to the ways profiling refers to various acts of representation and the kinds of political, aesthetic, and cultural dynamics that go into the creating, maintaining and disseminating of a profile in mediated environments. Historical profiles create a past we can interact with, demographic profiles conceptualize our current identity, while genetic and behavioural profiles try to predict our future. This conference examines these different meanings of profile and their intersections. Among other related topics, we seek papers that consider topics such as: The politics of profiling in journalism Visualizing profiles Profiling the body: biometrics and biopolitics Profiling the self: identity creation and performance Profiling and social theory Marginalized Profiles Following and grouping profiles Design and defaults of digital profiles Profiles of play We seek proposals for individual paper presentations as well as pre-formed panels that interpret and explore the theme of Profiles. Submissions from faculty and graduate students and from those who study in departments outside of communication are welcomed and encouraged. Please submit an abstract of up to 200 words (preferably in Word format) outlining your proposed paper topic along with your name, affiliation, contact information (e-mail address), and audio/visual needs. Abstract deadline: Friday, Feb 3, 2012 Please e-mail submissions (or questions) to: cgc.conference@gmail.com On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Szulc Lukasz <Lukasz.Szulc@ua.ac.be> wrote:

Hi all,

Could you please recommend me any readings which deal with the design of profile registration options?

I mostly look for works on gender and sexuality options in software design (mainly profile registration options on dating sites or internet affinity portals) or any analysis or the interpretation of registration options on the websites designed for sexual and gender minorities. But I will also welcome the recommendation of other works which deal with the issue in a broader sense.

Regards, Lukasz Szulc PhD Candidate Media, Culture & Policy Research Group Department of Communication Studies University of Antwerp www.ua.ac.be/lukasz.szulc

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